General Vocabulary Practice 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Don't feel ____ to do what he says - he has no authority. (worried / constrained / upset)

constrained

This discovery had ____ changed the way I thought about myself. (subtle / subtlety / subtly)

subtly

The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little ____. (update / changes / tweaking)

tweaking

We place our trust in doctors, but they are ____ like everyone else. (faulty / fallible / mistaken)

fallible

They are less ____ about the prospects for peace. (positive / negative / sanguine)

sanguine

If you go in not expecting very much, and relax and just hang ____, you will find a lot to smile about. (around / up / loose)

loose

The scandals will not ____ the organisation's reputation. (support / benefit / enhance)

enhance

Employees of the company were told to prepare themselves for a round of ____. (lays off / lay off / furloughs)

furloughs

They started washing up, so that was our ____ to leave the party. (cue / gesture / opportunity)

cue

Drinking a lot of water ____ the dehydrating effects of hot weather. (effects / affects / counteracts)

counteracts

Most of us _____ how much time and energy we have. (underestimated / overestimate / overestimated)

overestimate

I ____ him about his careless work. ( talked / spoke / tackled)

tackled

I learnt this as a junior spin ____ for a minor political party. (doctor / nurse / dentist)

doctor

f you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to ____ the line. (thumb / toe / finger)

toe

When the price of skiing doubled, tourists voted with their ____ and just stopped going. (arm / legs / feet)

feet

The priest and the politician made unlikely ____ in their campaign for peace. (bed friends / bedfellows / bed partners)

bedfellows

A person who espouses socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle is a ____. (wine socialist / beer socialist / champagne socialist)

champagne socialist

He was ____ when she finished the relationship. (gutted / destroyed / unaware)

gutted

People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of ____. (well be / goodwill / wellbeing)

wellbeing

For me, learning to drive was an ____ experience. (empower / empowered / empowering)

empowering

I've been laid up for two weeks with this broken leg and I'm beginning to go ____. (stir-crazy / stir-fried / stir-mad)

stir-crazy

If I don't agree to do what they ask, I'm ____. (toasted / toasting / toast)

toast

The river was brown and ____ after the storm. (dirty / clear / murky)

murky

The people in the bus were packed like ____. (cod / salmon / sardines)

sardines

The economy looks set to ____ its growth into next year. (sustain / spoil / flood)

sustain